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WATCH: Patel testifies in Senate hearing, defending changes to FBI hiring standards on prostitution, bestiality

FBI Director Kash Patel on Tuesday defended the bureau's loosening of hiring standards regarding an applicant's past experience with prostitution and bestiality, insisting that the changes were meant to enable victims of those acts to be considered for employment without fear of automatic disqualification.

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